blossom

Definition

  • noun: a flower especially of a fruit tree
  • noun: the flower of a seed plant
  • verb: to produce flowers
  • verb: to come into one's own
  • synonyms: florescence, bloom, blow

Examples

  • Their friendship began to 'blossom' [='bloom', 'flower', 'flourish'] during the summer.

  • The trees have finished 'blossoming'. [='blooming', 'flowering']

  • Their business seemed to 'blossom' [='take off'] overnight.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Hey, you're good. ( sighs ) Be relaxed, be relaxed, be relaxed. Roz, my tender, oozing blossom you're looking fabulous today. Is that a new haircut? Come on, tell me. It's a new haircut, (..)
    2001 Monsters, Inc.
  • (..) Aye. I could do that. Do you remember the Shire, Mr. Frodo? It'll be spring soon. And the orchards will be in blossom. And the birds will be nesting in the hazel thicket. And they'll be sowing the summer barley in the lower fields... ...and eating the first (..)
    2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • (..) like this one. All animals, rare or common, ultimately depend for their energy on the sun. In Japan the arrival of the cherry blossom announces the beginning of spring. The sun's energy brings colour to the landscape. The earth, as it makes its annual journey around the sun, (..)
    2006 TvShow: Planet Earth Title: From Pole to Pole Season: 1 Episode 1